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all costs. (See Great Idea #47 about working with an independent insurance
broker.)
Millman said far too many small business owners get terrible legal
advice and end up spending $500,000 on a case that should have settled for
$10,000. Most of the time the bad advice comes from attorneys who want
to run up their bills.
His firm, with about 750 attorneys across the country, was a pioneer
in training and education for employers. He said the scariest issue is workplace
violence because you are liable if someone hurts or kills someone else
at your business.
“There are so many telltale signs,” said Millman, adding that good
employees rarely show up one day for work and go berserk. There is
always a pattern of negative behavior and clear signals that employers
must learn to spot. “A company is going to face severe liability if
someone is sending out signals, and they don’t do something about it,”
warned Millman.
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548-8537], or e-mail them at info@littler.com.
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Hire an Interim Executive
Small companies are hiring more temporary executives
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with specific skills. In fact, professionals represent
about 25 percent of the total interim workforce.
“With temporary staffing, you get a level of executive you may not
be able to afford long term,” said a spokesman for the American Staffing
Association in Alexandria, Virginia.
Temporary staffing companies can find you a secretary or find a skilled
executive to meet any business challenge. Another benefit: the staffing
company handles all the employee-related paperwork, benefits, and payroll
taxes.